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Denver marijuana businesses will no longer be required to obtain surety bonds in order to operate, under an ordinance passed by the city council Monday. The city had required retail and medical marijuana businesses to obtain these bonds as an insurance policy that pot sales taxes would be paid. But recent federal lawsuits filed by…

Denver marijuana businesses will no longer be required to obtain surety bonds in order to operate, under an ordinance passed by the city council Monday. The city had required retail and medical marijuana businesses to obtain these bonds as an insurance policy that pot sales taxes would be paid. But recent federal lawsuits filed by…

Denver Mayor Michael Hancock announced the appointment of a new sheriff Thursday, proclaiming a “new day” for a troubled department Patrick Firman, a longtime Illinois corrections chief, will take over a department that has been plagued with systemic problems and has cost the city millions of dollars in legal settlements over misconduct cases. “It’s going…

Gov. John Hickenlooper flew to Japan this week as part of an international trade mission, a four-country trip that he hopes will bolster global relationships and lead to Colorado jobs. The governor is leading a 52-person delegation of business and academic leaders on a two-week trip that will also take them to China, Turkey and…

Backers of an effort to recall three conservative members of the Jefferson County school board have long-claimed the board has violated open meetings laws. But no complaint has ever been filed. So board President Ken Witt, one of the recall targets, announced Thursday he will take it upon himself to file an inquiry — into…

Perennially frustrated backers of an effort to reform small-business regulations in Colorado are hopeful that next year’s legislative session will finally produce results. For the last three years, Republican-led legislation to require the state to issue warnings rather than fines for some first-time small-business rule violations has failed. Small-business groups have long argued that regulatory…

Volunteers for Hillary Clinton’s Colorado campaign this week received an education in “how to win a caucus 101,” laying the team’s groundwork for winning votes that won’t be cast for another five months. “If we win Colorado, that puts Hillary in the best possible position to win the Democratic nomination,” Brad Komar, Clinton’s Colorado campaign…